Truth of a Hopi: Stories Relating to the Origin, Myths, and Clan Histories of the Hopi

Edmund Nequatewa's telling of Hopi history is intriguing and readable. The title makes clear that this is one man's truth. The Hopi tribal structure is clan based and some accepted clan groups actually have a different language. Therefore, the stories told over a hundred generations properly vary from clan to clan. This book recounts the story of the Hopi as learned and understood by one man who appears to make no special claims for himself. That is refreshing. The book is rare in that it is authored by a Hopi, not a visiting anthropologist, however worthy that anthropologist might be. The text is clear yet written with some of the pattern used in Hopi speech. For me it has been a pleasure to read.